Head Of Legal - Insurance Leader (Australia)

About Our Client

The client is a global leader in insurance and assistance services, with a strong presence in Australia.

Job Description

• Strategic Leadership:
  Lead the development and execution of the legal strategy, with a keen eye on enhancing insurance practices and contractual obligations.
• Legal Expertise:
  Provide expert guidance on insurance-related matters, including contracts, distribution agreements, and claims handling practices, ensuring alignment with local regulations.
• Regulatory Compliance:
  Stay ahead of regulatory changes and advise on compliance matters, playing a crucial role in navigating the intricacies of insurance regulations in Australia.
• Team Empowerment:
  Mentor and empower the legal team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous development.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Manage relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, ensuring alignment with the firm's legal objectives and strategic initiatives.
• Innovation and Growth:
  Drive innovation and growth within the legal function, exploring new opportunities and strategies to enhance the firm's competitive advantage in the market.

The Successful Applicant

• Relevant Australia legal and regulatory experience providing effective commercial legal support within financial services, with a working knowledge of the broking, funds industry and market practises.
• Ability to exercise the highest ethical standards and prudent, risk-based business decision making.
• Ability to understand sophisticated legal requirements and create effective solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and implement across a range of business areas and functions with differing issues, interests, and risks.
• Experience navigating governance and regulatory issues financial services firms encounter, and working closely with international, federal, or state regulators or enforcement agency is a plus.
• Ability to communicate and influence across the firm, locally and internationally.
• High personal responsibility in delivering sustainable outcomes.
• Australian qualified lawyer with current practising certificate.
• Qualities such as integrity, professionalism, leadership, judgement, initiative, follow-through, strong work ethic, reliability, strategic thinking, ability to execute flawlessly, ability to work independently, relationship skills and respect for others.
• Knowledge of legislative framework and regulatory regime that applies to the insurance and financial services industry.
• Confidence in decision-making and the ability to make good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgement.
• Comfort with a high degree of responsibility and motivation to proactively lead project work while relying on resources outside of direct reporting relationships.

What's on Offer

Attractive compensation package.